Lateral arm awning for store fronts



June 23, 1931. F, N N 1,811 104 LATERAL ARM AWNING FOR STORE FRON'I'S Filed Jan. 20, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l 271d 20 5, [f a; w 2/ Z T June 23, 1931. ANTON 1,811,104

LATERAL ARM AWNING FOR STORE FRONTS Filed Jan. 20, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 31mentor I attornega 35 Figure is an elevational detail ofone of 4 through, which extend headed clamping Patented June 23, 1931 1 811,151;

UNITED sTATes PATEN'r FHCE FREDERICK A; ANTON, or 'roriixa, KANsAs LATERAL ARM AWNING ron STORE FRON'IS Application filed January 20, 1930. Serial No. 422,062.

This invention relates to store front awnthe hanger, partly broken away, and the ings of the folding lateral arm type and my hanger being of slightly different construcobject more especially, is to provide applition from that shown inpreceding figures, ances making provision for adjustments for the figure also showing adjustment bolts 5 insuring the support of each awning hanger 'of different structural form that are dis- 55 in a vertical position, and to features for closed most clearly by Figure 3. accurately setting each lateral arm to the Figure 10 is a side view of the construcpitch or incline desired for the awning tion shown by Figure 9.

When spread and for positively securing Figure 11 a horizontal section taken on 10 the arm against accidental shlftlng of poslthe hue XI-XI of Figure 9. 60 tion. Another object is to provide an aWn Figure 12 is'a detail perspective view of ing fixture of simple, strong, durable and inone of the adjustment bolts appearing in expensive construction, which can be expe- Figure 9. j Y ditiously applied in operative position. Figure 13 is a top view of the adjustment With these objects in view, the invention bolt. 65 consists in certainnovel and useful features Figure 14 is a rear face view of the adjustof construction and combinations of parts ment bolt. Y as hereinafter described and claimed; and Figure 15 is a fragmentaryplan view of a in order that it may be fully. understood, U-shaped bracket for th'edirect support of reference is to be had to the accompanying the metal socket portion of the folding arm dr wing in hich; and the pivot of said socket portion.

Figure l is a side View of an awning Referring now to the drawings in detail, hanger and lateral arm and cooperating elewhere like reference characters identify corments for securing the hanger to the front responding parts in all of the figures, 1 inof a building and the arm to the hanger, emdicates one of a pair of hangers for fitting 75 bodying the invention. Y against the face of a building in a plane Figure 2 is a front view of the same with above the window thereof,and the hanger is the'lateral arm omitted. provided with a forwardly-projecting arm Figure 3 is a section on the line III-III 2 terminating in a horizontal head. 152(- of Figure 1. tendingcentrally through the upper endof 30 Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical section the hanger and forming a pivotal suspentaken on the line IV-IV of Figure 1, but sion support therefor is a bolt 3, andproomitting the portion of the lateral arm disjecting laterally from the back of the hanger closed by Figure 1. at its lower end, is a pair of bifurcated lugs.

the elements for securing the lateral arm to b lt '5 o f th b l 5 also extends j Fh ii nd figure bemg 011 t Scale through the eye 6 of rt-horizontal bolt? e2;- 0 Fi iii' e G is an inner face View on a smalltrendmghthmugh the Web portlon-of the hang.

40 or scale, of the bracket or-element for the cl-S s Own most'cleaflyby Flgurer3 and direct pp of the lateral arm a pair of nuts 8 engage said bolt and the op- F ure 7 is an outer face view of an elepostte sld'e's of the W pormon i f nient for cooperation with the element shown Achustment Sald nuts Effects. swmgmg by Figure 5 in securing the above mentioned w f t of the hanger 9 the right the 45 bracket at the desired point of adjustment left until the same, stands 1n a perfectly verfor holding the lateral arm at any desired b10211 130511710115 when til-1S POSltmn 13 pitch or incline, tained the bolts 3 and 5 are screwed home Figure 8 is an inner face view of the eleo h two of them shall clamp directly ment shown by Figure 7. against the hanger, and the third shall 50 Figure 9 is a fragmentary front view of clamp the eye portion of bolt 7 against the hanger, the three bolts thus serving to secure the hanger firmly in position.

It is customary in practice where a metal beam or transom bar is secured in the frontof a building, to provide properly spaced openings therein for the securing bolts for the awning support, and it has been found that occasionally corresponding bolt holes in a hanger will not properly register with such holes in the beam or if they do it may be found that the hanger is not occupying an exactly vertical position. VJith the construction above described it will be apparent that the provision of large openings or horizontal bifurcations in and at opposite sides of the hanger will permit of a slight swinging adjustment of the latter and thus per mit the bolts to be utilized in clamping the hanger firmly in the position desired. The above arrangement however in order to guard against accidental swinging slippage of the hanger, possibly because of the bifurcations or elongated openings for the bolts 5, makes provision through the use of the bolt 7 and nuts 8, to anchor the hanger on one of the fixed bolts, against such lateral slippage, in a very simple and effective manner.

The cylindrical head of the hanger is provided with a horizontal transverse bore 9 which is of double conical form, that istapers inwardly from each end as at 9. The lower part of the head is attenuated as com-- pared with its upper part (see Figure 2)- so that the lower portion of the head, indicated at 10, shall be relatively narrow. he bracket is formed below the head and in the attenuated portion mentioned with a transverse opening 11 below the narrow portion 10 of the head, and back of said portion, the web is formed with a flanged opening 12.

A bolt 13 extends rearwardly and central- 1y through the attenuated portion of the hanger below the head thereof, through the opening 11 and into the opening 12, and within the latter-is engaged by a retaining nut or the like, and the bolt bears a journaled or swivelled relation to the hanger that when turned it shall have no end-wise movement, and threaded upon said bolt within the opening 11 is a collar or nut 1 provided at its opposite sides with cylindrical trunnions 15. I

Fitting snugly within the conical bore of the head at one side, is a conical clamping element 16 having a peripheral flange 17 bearing against tne opposing side of the head of the hanger. Said element is tubular and its inner bore is reversely tapered relative to its outer surface, the smaller end 18 of the bore being adapted to snugly accommodate a pivot clamping bolt hereinafter mentioned, and the inner end of the clamping element 16 is provided with diametrically opposite notches 19 and saidelement is provided with a depending lug 20 fitting partly in the opening 11 adjacent the narrow portion 10 of the head, and said lug is provided with an opening 21 in the horizontal plane of the bolt 13.

A clamping element 22 in opposition to clamping element 16 is of conical form and fits snugly in the opposite side of the head 2 and is provided with diametrically opposite tongues 23 engaging the notches 19 of element 16 to insure proper relation of said elements when applied to the hanger head, and said clamping element 22 is provided with a depending lug 24E slightly wider than the opening 11 so as to bear against the attenuated portion of the hanger head. The lug 24- has a projecting portion 25 to fit into the opening 11, and extending through said projecting portion is an opening 26 in alinement with the opening 21 of lug 20 of clamping element 16, said opening- 26 being adapted to receive the other trunnion of the collar or nut 14,. as shown clearly in Figure 1,, the arrangement being such that the turning of the, bolt 13 in one direction or the other shall efl'ect forward or rearward movement thereon of. the nut. or collar 14, as shown clearly in Figure 4, the arrangement being such that the turning of the bolt 13 in one direction or the other shall effect forward or rearward. movement thereon of the nut or collar 14: and thereby, through the trunnions of the latter, effect rotatable adjustment of the two clamping elements, and in this connection itv will be noted that the interlocking of the body portions of said clamping elements together through the engaging tongues 23 and notches 19, is primarily for the purpose of automatically alining the openings 21 and 26 for engagement by the trunnions of the nut or collar '14, and thus facilitate the operation of setting up the awning. The lug 2 1 is provided in its outer facev with arecess divided by a pair of central ribs or partitions 27 into a pair of similar chambers 28.

A U-shaped bracket 29 fits against one side of the hanger head and the corresponding end of the clamping element 22 and is provided with a conical boss 30 fitting snugly in and projecting through the clampingelement 22 and into the clamping element 16, and is also provided at its lower end with a plurality of radial ribs. 31, three being shown. The engagement of the middle and rearmost ribs 31 with the respective recesses 28' of lug 24; of clamping element 22. holds the U-shaped element in a certain position relative to said clamping element. If a different relative position'is desired, the said parts should be fittedtogether will the middle and front ribs 31 engaging said recesses 28. This arrangement is adapted. to set the arm, hereinafter identified, to dispose the awning at a greater pitch or inclination than the first named adjustment. It will thus be apparent'that the parts are adapted for use with all so-called lateral arm awnings, regardless of the extent of projection thereof beyond the building line.

The boss 30 of the U-shaped bracket is provided with a central bore enlarged at its outer end to form angular socket 32 to accommodate thehead of a horizontal pivot and clamping bolt 33 extending through said boss and the clamping 'menn ber 16, and mounted upon the threaded end of the bolt is a nut 34 bearing against exposed face of the clamping element or member 16 so as to clamp the same and the U-shaped frame firmly together, and thus relieve the adjusting bolt 13 of that duty after the parts have been disposed in their final working positions. It will'be apparent that quick and relatively wide adjustments are effected through the interlocking relation between the U-shaped bracket and the clamping member 22, and that the final fine adjustment necessary to insure the exact pitch of the awning desired, is effected through adjustment conjointly of the two clamping members or elements and the U-shaped bracket, and after such final adjustment is effected through'the operation of the bolt 13, the nut 34 is screwed home tightly so as to relieve the bolt '13 of unnecessary strain, as above stated.

The U-shaped bracket carries a substantially vertical pivot bolt 35 extending through the metal socket portion 36 of the lateral folding arm customarily employed in this type of awning support. The head of the pivot bolt 35 is provided with n. peripherally notched enlargement 37, and a dog or detent 38 is secured to the U-shaped bracket and adapted to engage one of the peripheral notches .of said enlargement, and at the same time overlap said enlargement so that the pivot bolt 35 may be retained in position without using any retaining as. vice at its lower end, such asa nut, cotter or the like. A spring for unfolding the folding arm is mounted on the pivot bolt and secured thereto at one end and at the other end bears against the arm. This construction is not disclosed in this application, as it is covered by one of my applications now pending, it being desirable to state however in this connection that the tension of the sprin can be varied by the turning of the pivot bolt, and held at the desired tension by engagement of the dog or detent with the notched periphery of the enlargement of the head of said pivot bolt. This feature is not detailed in this application, as it also forms a part of the application hereinbefore mentioned. Furthermore the particular mounting of the arm on the U-shaped bracket has nothing to do with the con- 1 struction whereby the U-shaped bracket is adjusted rotatably and secured at any desired point in such adjustment.

As the various adjust ients have been set forth in connection with the description of the construction oft-he device, it is not deemed necessary to recapitulate reference to the operation whereby the pitch ofthe arm may be varied or whereby the vertical position of the hanger shall be secured.

Figures 9 tol inclusive, illustrate a construction for securing the hanger in position, which in principle, corresponds to that appearing most clearly in Figure 3, except that through a wedge or cam action, the bolt which by adjustment laterally anchors the hanger against lateral shifting, and also serves to apply rearward clamping pressure on the hanger.

In sheet 2, the front face of the back wall of the hanger is provided with vertically spaced horizontal ribs 39, one above and the other below the respective bifurcation 4, and the front face of the backwall between said ribs tapers or slopes outwardly as at 40, and the web ofthe hanger is provided with a pair of openings ll, one above and the other below and at equaldistances from the horizontal plane of the center of the bifurcations. I

Fitting slidingly through the respective openings l1 are angle-bolts 7a corresponding to bolts 7, and said bolts pro ect inwardly respectively from the inner ends of perforated heads 8a fitting snugly upon the bolts 5. In this case, the bolt heads 8a taper inwardly to correspond with and flatly fit the tapered faces 40 of the hanger. In other words, the heads 8a constitute wedges between the tapered faces of the back wall of the hanger and the heads of bolts 5, so that inward adjustment of bolts 7w shall cause their respective heads to apply rearward clampingpressure on the hanger, it

being noted that the front faces of the heads 80 are parallel with the rear or untapered face of the back wall of the hanger and the rear sides of the heads of bolts 5, so that the full area of the heads of the lattercontact with and apply force flatly upon the heads 8d. The upper and lower edges of the heads 8a are parallel with and adjacent the opposing sides of the upper and lower ribs 39, so that the latter serve as guides for the heads 8a in their inward or outward sliding adjustments. The heads 8a also have elongated bosses 42 at their outer sides, slidably fitting the bifurcations these bosses giving the heads 8a a relatively extended contact on the bolts 5, and of course, increase the strength and rigidity to the heads. It will be noted, in this connection that by equipping one of the bolts 7a with nuts at both sides of thehanger web, as bolt 7 is equipped in Figure 3,the other bolt 76: may be dispensed with. It is preferred however to use the duplicate construction as illustrated on Sheet 2, using one bolt 8a, to effect adjustment oi the hanger in one direc tion and. the other to efiec reverse adjustment ot th hanger. li here two bolts 8a are employed, one is reversed relative to the other. It is therefore necessary, if the bolts 8e are of interchangeable construction, that the bolt shank shall be offset relative to the longitudinal of the head, shown. It will be seen that if the arm 36, when in folded position, sags or slopes downward toward its free end, it can be readily brought to a horizontal position by such adjustment of the bolt or bolts 80., as shall effect proper lateral swinging adjustment of the respective hanger. If a pair of the bolts 8a are employed, it will be necessary of course, to adjust both, one to effect the swinging movement and the other to permit or accommodate such adjustment.

From the above description, it will be apparent that I have produced a lateral arm awning support which embodies the features of advantage set forth as desirable in the statement of the object of the invention and which may obviously be modified in minor particulars w'thout departing from the principle of construction and mode of operation involved or from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an awning, a hanger having a back wall and a forwardly projecting web, the back wall having openings, headed securing devices extending through said openings, and means anchored to one of the securing devices and engaging the hanger web and operable to effect lateral adjustmentof the hanger.

2. In an awning, a pivotally suspended hanger having a back wall provided with a pair of openings, and a forwardly projecting web, headed securing devices extendlng through said openings and means anchored to one of the securing devices and engaging the web and operable to effect lateral tilting adjustment of the hanger on its pivotal suspension point.

3. In an awning, a pivotally suspended hanger having an opening, a laterally-ad justable member carried by the hanger and provided with an opening opposite the opening of the hanger, and an element extending through said openings and forming an anchorage whereby adjustment of the lateraliv adjustable member shall effect lateral swinging adjustment of the hanger.

It. In an awning, a pivotally suspended, hanger having an opening, a substantially horizontal bolt extending through the hanger and provided with an eye at one end registering with the said opening of the hangs a nut on said bolt engaging one side of. the hanger, and. a clamping bolt extend..-

ing through the eye of the first-named bolt and the opening of the hanger and forming an anchorage for the former whereby adjustment of the said nut shall efi ect lateral swinging adjustment of. the hanger and secure the same firmly in the desired position relative to the anchoring bolt.

5. In an awning, a hanger having a suspending opening and a pair of openings in a lower plane than and at opposite sides of the vertical plane of the suspending open ing, headed bolts extending through the openings of the hanger, the heads of two of said boltsapplyin'g clamping pressure on. the hanger, and means mounted on the hanger and relatively adjustable laterally of the latter and provided with a head through which the third of said clamping bolts extends and adapted to transmit clamping pressure from the head of said third bolt onto the hanger to cooperate with the other pair of bolts in clamping the latter rigidly in position.

6. In an awning, a hanger having a transverse horizontal head, a bracket at one side of the head, means rotatably adjustable around the axis of the hanger head and forming a support for the bracket, a rotatable element on the hanger, and means actuated by turning movement of said element for effecting adjustment of the said bracket support.

7. In an awning, a hanger having a transverse horizontal head, a bracket at one side of the head, means 'rotat'ably adjustable around the axis of the hanger head and forming a support for the bracket, a rotatable element on the hanger, means actuated by turning movement of said element for effecting adjustment of the said bracket su port, and means for interlocking the StLlCl support and bracket together in different radial relations.

8. In an awning, a hanger, a bracket rotatably adjustable on the hanger around atransverse horizontal axis, a swivelled element mounted in the hanger, a collar mounted on the swivelled element and movable back and forth by turning movement of the latter, and means whereby said collar in its movement on the swivelled element shall effect rotatable adjustment of the bracket.

9. In an awning, a hanger, a bracket rotatably adjustable relative to the hanger around a transverse horizontal axis, a bolt in the hanger, a collar threaded on the bolt and provided with laterally-projecting trun nions, a pair of rotatably adjustable clamping elements mounted on the hanger and engaged by said trunnions,.one of said elements forming a direct support for said bracket; and means establishing an interlocking relationship between one of said clamping elements and the said bracket for transmitting Ian rotatable movement from the former to the latter.

10. In an awning, a hanger having a transverse tubular head, a pair of clamping elements rotatably adjustable in said head, a bracket having a boss projecting into one of said clamping elements, a bolt extending axiallythrough said boss and said clamping elements and provided with a head at one end and a retaining device at the other end for preventing separating movement of said elements and brackets; said elements having depending lugs and one of them bearing an interlocked relationship to said bracket, a

-=. bolt swivelled in the hanger between the said lugs, and a collar threaded on the bolt and provided with trunnions pivotally engaging the said lugs respectively.

11. In an awning, a hanger having a tubular transverse head, a pair of clamping elements fitting in said head from opposlte sides thereof and one of them provided with a flange bearing against the opposing end of the head; one of said elements having a f notch in its inner end and the other a tongue projecting into said notch, lugs "depending from said clamping elements, a bolt swivelled in the hangerbetween said lugs,

a collar threaded on the bolt and provided with oppositely projecting trunnions pivotally engaging sald lugs respectively, a bracket at one side of the head and provided with a boss snugly fitting within one of said clamping elements, and interlocked as regards rotatable movement with one of the said lugs, and a bolt extending axially through said bracket and through said clamping elements and provided with a head at one end and a nut at the other end for clamping said elements and bracket together and to the hanger head.

12. In an awning, a hanger, a pair of clamping elements rotatably mounted upon the hanger and interlocked together as regards rotatable movement, one of said 

